Colt's Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1855 Search this
Medium:
walnut, brass (alloy) and steel
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 13 9/16 × 5 5/8 × 1 9/16 in. (34.5 × 14.3 × 4 cm)
Type:
revolvers
Place made:
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1863
Caption:
This model of revolver was used widely by United States Colored Troops (USCT), cavalry, infantry, artillery, and naval forces during and after the American Civil War.
Description:
A Model 1860 Colt Army .44 caliber revolver constructed with a walnut grip; steel barrel, cylinder, frame, and other brass and steel fittings. The revolver features a front sight, extractor rod, and a cartouche of the Colt patent and patent date, with serial number– engraved on the frame: [COLTS PATENT 4265 / PAT SEPT 10 1850]. Along the entire cylinder are etch engravings of full sail sea ships and wharf. Below the cylinder, engraved along the frame above the brass trigger guard plate, is: [COLTS PATENT]. Also marked by serial number at barrel bottom, trigger guard front, and chamber bottom, is “4265”. The bottom of the barrel is engraved: [ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA]. Engraved at the top of the frame, behind the hammer, is an “H”. The proper left side of the grip features a second cartouche of initials in English script: [BH]. Beside the screw, engraved on the steel butt plate is the serial number, “4265”.
